Man Wounded In Cop Chase On West Side

An 18-year-old man who allegedly was driving a stolen vehicle was shot during a police chase Thursday on the West Side, authorities said.

David Polk, who also uses the name Devonne Polk, was in fair condition in Mt. Sinai Hospital Medical Center with a gunshot wound to the left shoulder, a hospital spokeswoman said.

Polk, of 4939 S. Laflin St., was charged with aggravated assault, aggravated possession of a stolen motor vehicle, possession of a stolen motor vehicle and unlawful use of a weapon, a .38-caliber revolver allegedly found in the car, said Harrison Area Sgt. Bill O'Donnell.

The shooting occurred about 4:30 p.m. when officers recognized the license plates on a car as those of a stolen vehicle, O'Donnell said.

The officers were joined by other squad cars in the chase before stopping the car in the 2900 block of West Wilcox Street.

As police approached the car, Polk allegedly tried to run over an officer, and police fired shots, striking him in his shoulder.

A second man who was in the car, Darren Randel, 20, of 2839 W. Wilcox St., was charged with the same offenses as Polk, O'Donnell said.

The car, a 1985 Oldsmobile, had been stolen Dec. 21 from a parking lot at Madison Street and Ashland Avenue.